Serve on the front lines of global health.
Health Volunteers work within their communities to promote important topics such as nutrition, maternal and child health, basic hygiene, and water sanitation. Volunteers also work in HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs to train youth as peer educators, develop appropriate education strategies, provide support to children orphaned by the pandemic, and create programs that provide emotional and financial support to families and communities affected by the disease.
If you choose Health, take three courses from one of the following areas:
Health Science: Choose from the following:
- HS 1403 Personal & Community Health
- HS 2413 1st Aid & Safety/CPR
- HS 2043 Human Anatomy & Physiology
- PHED 1501 Activity & Wellness
- HS 2443 Prevention/Care Athletic Injury
- REC 3663 Leisure & Aging
Exercise Science: *Note: ESCI courses are available for ES majors only. Choose 3.
- ESCI 3003 Psychology of Motor Development
- ESCI 4333 Instrumentation/Physiology Assessment
- ESCI 4363 Exercise Prescript/Fit
- ESCI 4652 Exercise Science Practicum I
Athletic Training *Note: AT courses are available for AT majors only. Choose 3.
- HS 4023 Pharmacology/Sports
- HS 4433-02 Advanced Athletic Train Tech
- AT 3023 Strength/Condition
- AT 4003 Health Care Issues
Nursing: *Note: Nursing courses are available for nursing majors only. Choose 3.
Biology: Any three BIOL courses
And build 50 hours of related field experience through activities including the following examples:
- Completing practicum/internship. For ESCI students ESCI 4676/4686, for AT students, AT 4031 & 4041, for non-ESCI or AT majors – REC/SM 4652.
- Intern or practicum students can work with instructor of record to secure placement in an environment to work with health promotion
- Working with businesses or organizations on health and wellness promotion
- Working as a resident/community resource in exercise, nutrition, and human performance
- Volunteer or work experience in such areas as HIV/ AIDS outreach, hospice, family planning counseling, emergency medical technician (EMT) or CPR teaching/certification, maternal health, and hands-on caregiving in a hospital, clinic, or lab technician setting
- Counseling or teaching in health subjects
- Working as a resident advisor in a dormitory, as a peer nutritionist, or as a sexually transmitted infections counselor
- Significant experience in mechanical repairs, construction, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, hydrology, or set design
- Working with the Columbia County Public Health Unit
- Volunteering with the SAU Health Services office
- Volunteering with the Athletic Training Department
- Volunteering with the HKR Department
- Volunteering or interning with the Department of Human Services of Columbia County
- Volunteering or interning at The Caring Place
- Volunteering or interning at Columbia County Senior Meal Services
- Volunteering or interning at Magnolia Regional Medical Center
- Volunteering or interning at UAMS South
- Working at Magnolia Rehabilitation Center, Dudneywood Assisted Living or the Green House Cottages of Wentworth Place
- Volunteering or interning with the school nurses at the Kindergarten, Eastside Elementary, Central Elementary, Magnolia Junior High School, Magnolia High School or Columbia Christian School
- Volunteering with the Asbury UMC Food Pantry
- Volunteering or interning with The Stewpot at First UMC
- Volunteering or interning with area day care centers
- Volunteering or interning at the Magnolia Boys and Girls Club
- Volunteering or interning at Columbia County Ambulance Service
- Volunteering with Red Cross blood donation center and coordinating campus and community blood drives
- Volunteering with the LifeShare blood donation center and coordinating campus and community blood drives
- Resident Director or Resident Assistant in the residence halls
- Working with SAU’s Title IX program
- Volunteering or interning with the SAU Physical Plant in the areas of carpentry, painting, landscaping, construction
- Volunteering with the SAU theatre in stagecraft and set construction
- Volunteering or interning with the SAU Nursing Program
- Volunteering or interning with the Southwest Arkansas Regional Mental Health Center
- Volunteering or interning with the Hannah Pregnancy Resources Center
- Volunteering or interning with the local office of Emergency Management
